Immigration enforcement actions were reported across the country on Sunday, coming less than a week after President Donald Trump assumed office and initiated a widespread crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency confirmed “enhanced targeted operations” in several locations, including Chicago, Atlanta, Puerto Rico, Colorado, Los Angeles, and Austin, Texas.
According to ICE, Sunday’s operations resulted in 956 arrests and 554 detainers issued.
These arrests are part of a larger strategy aimed at strengthening immigration enforcement by involving multiple federal agencies granted expanded authority under the Trump administration.
In Lilburn, a suburb of Atlanta, ICE agents detained 53-year-old Walter Valladares, an undocumented immigrant from Honduras.
Valladares, according to his family, had no criminal record apart from a citation for driving without a license, which he had resolved by paying a fine, his brother Edwin Valladares told CNN.
In nearby Tucker, another Atlanta suburb, a man was arrested while attending church, according to Pastor Luis Ortiz, who spoke with CNN.
Meanwhile, in Colorado, a Sunday morning raid targeting drug trafficking and Venezuelan gang members led to the detention of nearly 50 undocumented individuals, as reported by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
In Los Angeles, the DEA announced on social media that it had carried out “enhanced targeted operations” across the city.
Similarly, in Austin, the agency stated via a Sunday post on X that it was working alongside the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other federal law enforcement agencies in their immigration enforcement efforts.
These operations mark the beginning of what appears to be a nationwide effort to tighten immigration policies and ramp up enforcement measures under the new administration.
